Americans may be eager to ring in the new year and leave the old one behind after a newly released survey found just one in 10 said they considered 2025 a “great” year.
Category: TRENDS EYE VIEW – Dec 16 2025
GEN Z REVOLUTION: MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MISS STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AMID WEAK JOBS MARKET
The U.S. government announced last week that more than 9 million Americans with student loans have missed at least one payment as recent graduates continue to have difficulties landing entry-level jobs.
NO TWEETS FOR YOU: AUSTRALIA BARS SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16
Australia became the first democracy in the world to ban social media accounts for children under the age of 16 last week, a measure that has already faced legal challenges from tech companies.
‘UNUSUALLY CONVINCING EVIDENCE’ LINKS FOREVER CHEMICALS WITH INFANT MORTALITY
New research out of the University of Arizona linked so-called “forever chemicals” with an increased risk of infant mortality, raising new concerns for public health, given the wide use of these substances.
STANFORD RESEARCHER TIES COVID-19 JAB TO HEART INFLAMMATION
A newly released study from researchers at Stanford University found mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause heart inflammation in the form of myocarditis or pericarditis because immune cells can identify the RNA in the jab as a foreign body and trigger the response.
MORE AMERICANS ARE TURNING TO CROWDFUNDING SITES TO PAY FOR EVERYDAY ITEMS
More Americans who are struggling financially have turned to crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe to pay for everyday items as the country continues to see a widening disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.
GEN Z REVOLUTION: ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS SAY COLLEGE ISN’T WORTH IT
A newly released poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans agree that a four-year college education is not worth the price or pain.
RICH GETTING RICHER: GLOBAL INEQUALITY HITS ‘EXTREME’ LEVELS AS TOP 0.001 PERCENT HOLD THREE TIMES THE WEALTH AS TO POOREST HALF OF THE WORLD
The World Inequality Report said last week that there is a widening gap between the world’s richest and the poorest, with fewer than 60,000 people—or 0.001 percent of the global population in control of wealth that exceeds the “poorest half of humanity.”







